Why Tim Gunn Keeps His Emmy in the Kitchen

You might imagine that as the host of the mega-popular television series Project Runway, Tim Gunn would showcase the 2013 Emmy he won for the show in a walk-in closet, or have the award hover over the TV as an ever-present reminder of his success. That assumption would be wrong. I was surprised to learn that Tim Gunn, in fact, keeps his Emmy in his favorite room in his New York apartment: the kitchen.

Mhmm, that’s right. Tim Gunn loves to cook. I met him at the Nespresso holiday preview in SoHo last Tuesday, and while everyone was mostly asking about fashion, I wanted to talk meatloaf.

Here are some important food facts I learned from Tim Gunn that you can bust out the next time you watch Project Runway with your fashionable friends:

Fact #1: Tim Gunn keeps his Emmy for Project Runway in the kitchen because that's his favorite place in his apartment. Priorities, people.

Fact #2: Tim Gunn's favorite thing to make for dinner is meatloaf. He flattens out the ground beef, adds a bunch of cheddar cheese, and then rolls it up. He also likes making roast chicken or pasta. He's big into comfort foods.